Family Learning Center

Posts Tagged ‘Bargain’

MacUpdate bundle offers Parallels 5, we offer chance to win

If you want an economical way to buy into the reigning speed champion of virtualization apps, the MacUpdate Promo Spring Bundle may be just the ticket. At $49.99, the 11-app bargain basket is headlined by Parallels Desktop 5 (normally $79 alone). The rest of the lineup is solid as well:

• Bee Docs Timeline 3D ($65)
• Spell Catcher ($39.95)
• Hydra ($79.95)
• Back-In-Time ($29)
• ForeverSave ($14.95)
• Hyperspaces ($12.95)
• Web Snapper ($15)
• Mac DVDRipper Pro ($9.95)
• MacScan ($29.99)

If you’re buying the bundle early enough (within the first 20,000 purchases — as of right now they are edging towards 14K), you get Metakine’s DVD Remaster Pro as a bonus app. The bundle sale runs for 12 more days, but you’ve only got 2 days to get in on our 2-bundle giveaway; MacUpdate has reserved one bundle each for two lucky TUAW readers. See details by clicking “Read more” below!

To enter, just submit a comment below telling us which apps you think would be best for the next MUPromo bundle.

Summary of giveaway rules:

• Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
• To enter leave a comment below describing the app you think MacUpdate should include in the next bundle offering..
• The comment must be left before Sunday March 21, 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
• You may enter only once.
• Two winners will be selected in a random drawing.
• Prize: One MacUpdate Promo Spring Bundle. ARV $49.99.
• Click Here for complete Official Rules.

TUAWMacUpdate bundle offers Parallels 5, we offer chance to win originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Read the whole story…

FCC ramps up crusade against robocalls

The crusade against prerecorded telemarketing messages, aka “robocalls,” went into high gear over at the Federal Communications Commission in the past few days. The agency is proposing tougher restrictions on the technology, which allows vendors to generate over a thousand annoying phone messages per minute—a bargain at about two cents per hit. The new rules would require robocallers to get written consent from consumers before making them. And this restriction would include home phone owners who have an “established business relationship” with the company or entity making these auto-calls.

In addition, the regulations would require telemarketers to include an automated, interactive “opt-out” system by which robocall victims could, then and there, tell the bot to bug off forever. “Those changes will empower consumers to choose the messages they wish to receive and avoid those they do not,” FCC Chair Julius Genachowski declared on Wednesday. All five Commissioners applauded the proposals.

Read the whole story…

Wireworld’s Platinum Starlight HDMI cable is only $1,000, better than your HDMI cable

You idiot. Where did you buy those cables? Walmart? You probably think you’re getting the whole 1080p, don’t you! Boy, you couldn’t be more wrong. What the big box doesn’t want you to know, with their cheap-ass $150 cables is that there are, um, waves and some, uh… electromagnetic spectrats. And they eat your pixels! Yeah, that’s right! Pixel-eating EM spectrats! Not even making this stuff up. How much did you spend on that TV? $1,000? You did buy that $1,800 power cable from Furutech, right? Well, don’t you think you should spend at least that much on the all-important cables that are going to funnel the dynamic 1080p transmissions from your Blu-ray player to your TV? Here, try this Platinum Starlight HDMI cable from Wireworld. It has a patent-pending DNA Helix conductor design formed by the gods themselves out of 24 solid silver conductors. Hell, $1,000 is probably a bargain for one of these one meter cables. Your eyes are worth it, after all. You’re welcome.

Wireworld’s Platinum Starlight HDMI cable is only $1,000, better than your HDMI cable originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  Wireworld  | Email this | Comments
Read the whole story…

Cyber Wednesday brings half price Peek service, discounted Wii

Ever heard of Cyber Wednesday? Yeah, same here. But seriously — when’s the last time you heard us kvetch over a deal? Effective today only, Peek’s email-only handhelds are being offered up with lifetime service for half of the normal price. Buy any Peek handheld and you’ll get service for just $9.99 per month for as long as you keep the device, which is certainly a bargain compared to the $19.99 that’s typically charged. In other news, Wally World has announced that from December 5th through the 12th (while supplies last, obviously), a $50 gift card will be handed over when you purchase a Wii console in-store. Just think — Walmart is actually incenting you to buy a Wii. Man, how the times have changed.

Cyber Wednesday brings half price Peek service, discounted Wii originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink I4U News  |  Peek, Wii  | Email this | Comments
Read the whole story…

Giving thanks: tech trends (and other things) Ars is thankful for

For those living in the US, this time of year brings visions of bargain-priced gadgets and big box stores opening their doors to throngs of shoppers at some ungodly hour. But Black Friday is always preceded by the one day where we get to sit down, watch some football (hand-egg?), and tuck into some turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. Oh, and we also give thanks for the good things in life.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we offer some technology trends for which we are thankful.

Read the whole story…

Digg For Bargains: Deals.Woot Is Now Open To The Public

Woot, the popular bargain site that offers one good (sometimes great) deal a day, has just launched a new portal at deals.Woot. The new site is a fairly major departure for Woot, which up until now has been driven by product selections from a team of Woot employees (aside from the main Woot.com site, which is often tech/geek focused, there are special subsites for shirts, wine, and a handful of others). Unlike these sites, Deals.Woot is run by its users — it’s essentially a Digg for bargains.

The new site features a list of top deals, as voted on by the community and chosen by the Deals.Woot algorithm. This will be going head to head against other deal sites like SlickDeals and FatWallet, which have well established communities. Woot already has plenty of fans, but it may take some time to build out a base of deal hunters.

But the very top of the site actually isn’t dictated by users. Instead, it’s dedicated to “Sponsored Deals”. Woot explains that these deals are paid for by advertisers, but that they’re still bargains:

OK, yes, companies pay a little something to be Sponsored Deals. But we don’t allow just any old crap in this section. Sponsored Deals are proposed to us by other retailers, manufacturers, and even other daily deal sites. If we find the deal compelling enough that our members will appreciate us bringing it to their attention, we’ll feature it here. Believe it or not, we have a reputation to uphold.

The site has been available for weeks before now, but was only available until members up until a few hours ago.

Crunch Network: CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware.

Read the whole story…

Pentax’s entry-level K-x DSLR receives glowing review

Pentax’s K-x has been shipping in various corners of the globe (in various hues) for a hot minute now, but at long last the entry-level DSLR has found itself on the test bench. The good folks over at Tech Radar were able to take the $650 shooter for a spin, and with few exceptions, they absolutely adored it. Image quality was deemed fantastic, and without qualification, that’s easily the most important aspect of a camera. Critics also appreciated the build quality, rear LCD and ergonomics, though they did note that the 720p movie mode was “hit and miss.” They found it to be a good fit for novices and amateurs, and while they did feel that it was somewhat less comfortable to wield than Nikon’s D5000, they still maintained that it’ll be a great bargain when the street price falls just a bit. Tap the read link for the full skinny — but only if you feel compelled.

Filed under: Digital Cameras

Pentax’s entry-level K-x DSLR receives glowing review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Read the whole story…

B&W’s $400 Zeppelin Mini iPod sound system up for pre-order, ships next month

Bowers & Wilkins has never been one to play the bargain game, and the $399.95 price tag on its new Zeppelin Mini is evidence of that very fact. The somewhat miniaturized iPod sound system is up for pre-order as we speak on Amazon, and we’ve heard directly from the company that it’ll be shipping out to US-based consumers in “early November.” So, is a flashy design, a pair of 3-inch drivers, 3.5 millimeter auxiliary input jack, USB 2.0 port and a promise of a better tomorrow enough to pry those four Benjamins out of your hand?

Continue reading B&W’s $400 Zeppelin Mini iPod sound system up for pre-order, ships next month

Filed under: Home Entertainment

B&W’s $400 Zeppelin Mini iPod sound system up for pre-order, ships next month originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Read the whole story…